ADAMS MEDIA
Jesus Rode a Donkey: Why the Republicans Don't Have the Corner on Christ (Aug., $24.95) by Linda Seger exposes the many ways in which core Christian values correspond to basic Democratic ideology.
BLOOMSBURY
The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East (May, $24.95) by Sandy Tolan tells a true story of friendship between a young Palestinian and a young Israeli.
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Demystifying Kashmir (June, $28.95) by Navnita Chadha Behera unmasks the complex issues underlying the dispute between India and Pakistan.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Democracy Past and Future (Apr., $45) by Pierre Rosanvallon, edited by Samuel Moyn, translates Rosanvallon's work on the meaning, historical fortunes and future prospects of democracy.
EARTHSCAN (dist. by Stylus Publishing)
Capitalism, As If the World Matters (Apr., $29.95) by Jonathon Porritt lays out a framework for a new "sustainable" capitalism that cuts across the political divide.
FARRAR, STRAUS GIROUX
Whose Freedom? How the Right Is Stealing Our Most Precious Idea and What We Can Do About It (July, $18) by George Lakoff argues that the right has redefined "freedom" and progressives must repossess this central idea of American life.
HARPERCOLLINS
The Mighty and the Almighty (May, $25.95) by Madeleine Albright takes a personal look at the role of religion in America's foreign policy. 150,000 first printing.
F.U.B.A.R. (May, $23.95) by Sam Seder and Stephen Sherrill is a tough-minded, humorous consideration of the right's bad behavior by the creators of Air America's The Majority Report. 100,000 first printing.
HOLT/METROPOLITAN BOOKS
Empire's Workshop: Latin America and the Roots of U.S. Imperialism (May, $25) by Greg Grandin examines the role of Latin America as a proving ground for U.S. imperial strategies.
ISI BOOKS
Look Homeward, America: In Search of Reactionary Radicals and Front-Porch Anarchists (May, $25) by Bill Kauffman blends history, memoir, literature and polemic in depicting notable characters of the American political landscape.
MCCLELLAND STEWART
The Politics of Bones: Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil (Mar., $27.95) by J. Timothy Hunt recounts one man's battle with the Nigerian government and Shell Oil.
MIT PRESS
Latin America's Political Economy of the Possible: Beyond Good Revolutionaries and Free Marketeers (May, $27.95) by Javier Santiso examines the political and economic transformation emerging in Latin America.
NELSON CURRENT
The Political Zoo (Apr., $25.99) by Michael Savage identifies today's major politicos as the animals they resemble.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
The Battle for Peace (Apr., $24.95) by Gen. Tony Zinni (Ret.) and Tony Koltz, foreword by Tom Clancy, presents a visionary statement on America's role in the world. 100,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The People's Machine: Governor Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy (July, $26.95) by Joe Matthews assesses Schwarzenegger's tenure in California politics.
ROWMAN LITTLEFIELD
Uncertain Shield: The U.S. Intelligence System in the Throes of Reform (Apr., $18.95) by Richard A. Posner puts forth new evidence that the nation needs a domestic intelligence agency separate from the FBI.
RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS
Governor Tom Kean: From the New Jersey Statehouse to the 9/11 Commission (May, $29.95) by Alvin S. Felzenberg details a career that culminated in the chairmanship of the 9/11 Commission.
SS/TOUCHSTONE
Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole Rural America and What the Democrats Must Do to Take It Back (Apr., $24) by Steve Jarding and Dave "Mudcat" Saunders suggests strategies for Democrats to reclaim middle America.
SMITHSONIAN BOOKS
AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service (May, $24.95) by Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer examines the disconnect between the all-volunteer army and America's upper-middle-class.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
The Body and the State: Habeas Corpus and American Jurisprudence (Mar., $65) by Cary Federman traces the history of the writ of habeas corpus and its influence in federal-state relations.
UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
California: America's High-Stakes Experiment (Apr., $24.95) by Peter Schrag looks at the Golden State's struggle to recapture the American dream.
UNIV. PRESS OF KANSAS
The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right (Apr., $34.95) by George Michael argues that cooperation between these two groups is likely in the future.
VIKING
American Theocracy: The Perils and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century (Mar., $26.95) by Kevin Phillips takes an uncompromising view of the political coalition that is driving America to the brink of disaster.
WESLEYAN UNIV. PRESS
Blue State Blues: How a Cranky Conservative Launched a Campaign and Found Himself the Liberal Candidate (Apr., $24.95) by David R. Slavitt recounts being a pro-choice, pro-gay marriage GOP candidate running against a Democrat with opposing values.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy (Mar., $25) by Francis Fukuyama explains how the Bush administration failed in American foreign policy and proposes a new approach for progress.
